New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-24
RUIYS OF THE NEW CAPITOL.
SEEKING BIGGER sALARIEs-A PLEA FOR

rLEcTRIC MOTORs-TffE NOMINATIONS.
AtpANY. NAV 2j,(SpeciaD.-It is favorite JOKE OF
provincial journals to say that the ne" Captal s,
ated on side hill and is sliding rapidly toward inc
Hudson River and il ever the river water 70 cut on
from NewYork 90 ddenly the inhabitants OF that place
NAV know that Al enormous dam of white granite has
inst been formed opposite Albany inc Capitoi isnV'
changing its position, but some parts OF IL are oeraiy
tumbling into ruiq The great Assembly staircase Vi
sandstone 10 now shored up with tmDers anu non
columns and pieces OF the stone ceiling OF the Assem-
bly, Chamber have Clipped of the present session anu
fallen into the Chamber.
To-day Speaker Hustled introduced bill appropri-
stina $4,000 to repair the ceiling OF tine Assembly
Chamber, the staircase and some other PORTIONS "a
the Capital that are IN ruinous condition the
Speaker said that he had beep told that the ceung
was ia dangerous condition. The bill was referred
70 the on
When the Senate adjourned to-day President epen,
Ger, Of the Aqueduct Commission, appeared On inc inc
bill TO increase the salary OF the Aquednct CommIs,
siouers Under this bill Mr.. hpenceTs salary wii De
increased to $4,000 AID the salaries 81 sh uy OF
the Aqueduct Commission is also here IN the n'eaeS.
Of the bill and Contractor John o'Brie9 has been n
,s have been dsgasted b this effort OF che
Commissioners to increase their pay nhen 'he W.
was pas.ed adding three Commissioners TO the COM
mission the argument was mas '@e ~ TroSnced from
SIS 600 to- SIS 900 The Senator'S have not foIEosteh
this argument and they are not lkey 70 Pns day IN
try to help Senator DAILY get through pm 10 Perm
the sale OF liquors on Sunday From al al t i
he Is wasting time that should DC "a Iror deal
terests OF the city OF NeW-io i1''0"" "
J NJ Mitchell. Of Nsw-York, who has devoted a q
good deal of time and money to the ihtrouuc'ion W
str;c meters on street RAILWAYS expresses the opln-
ion that unless the bill to permit the use 9l @
for this purpose Is amended II VIII result ~ ' 5 to
life. He has been urging the Senators tousy y, ~
| tba
800 volts lie SAYS that any person colIY ~ oG ~;
tact with n current OF greater tehS'oh "o"'u W -
The Republican caucus tomorrow is not likely 70
toto anv action on the subject Of confirming homh"
tons Their, has been good aeni Va S ~ Iors
the subject and Senator Grlswoid anu somo o.nH'
bava been urgng favorable action on the quarantine
nomnations but there ia 30 much opposition 70 SonB
info the matter all that nothing Is hkeiy TO DE uoho
sneaker Hustled can give the points for good plot 70
,h pnnnine American novelist. There is family OF
great wealth in this city o. A,oa mS I war there
Onafer farmer living I'm Westminster county VINO VIE
On svnnathv with the British. He became so obnoxious
70 kis patriotic American nctghbors that Wheh inc
Utlsh army evacuated New York he deemed IL pIWehs
with other fores to depart with them He went 70 10y
scoto pretty soon his wife. who had been LEFT IL
charge OF tho farm heard that he had dled Ihcy nav.
ono child boy who was a baby at the time Inc WHO"
as on energetIc woman and abe the farm success
fully Thus eighteen years passed since ne. ~
had ad Ru one cold winter night at supper time AS me
widow and her boy were about to take their seats az the
table covered with food. she heard KNOCK ~ tie
Size cpened the door and looking cut saw gra! peae
nan II am "A stranger In this county said the man.
land there il no hotel Would you permit me 70 20
siecn en- vour house 10 night u She said; VIII anu
Iet him I'm the houFe He took supper with uleH wien
hcdtime came nc said i do not wish TO cause you u.
necessary trouble. You need not prepare me suos'
chamber for mel Will sleep with the boy. cue
sented "A the boy undressing tnc sTahScl Sai,i
| fDo Won know that am your father T. Inc Doy was
astonshed have been told that he Is dead he S4i ,
IN Is not truo the stranger said, am my lIIcl. &
father then told his that he had returned from
scotia TO the United states under nm assueu name @
hegun business life anew Long Island ana hu ~
nod again and had several children. He thch ashou H
son ~ cot away from the farm shortly ON some
anJ vsit him for brief period The next morning tnc
stranger De parted After he had gone the ptor Su "
nor son: What did thy father say 10 thee ino ~!
stammered the reply: Why, did You fecoslhAo nm
| mother T. She replied Il knew him tne lolu.i.
onccd the door But after deserving me al THESE IN
cas moi going to reveal 10 him that knew MIN ta
All bc desire thee To do - The boy answered; "a,
wanted me 10 visit him at least year Inc apahu
on,d wife thought for moment ana thcn snlu. az
can visit Thy father The did so Tor 10" yeii9 r
thcn the Intercourse Of the two families eS;'seu' &
sons mother died and the son continued W w .o
one lay many years after these occurrences La" -
Inc baudsome I'M ggy drove mp before the sons HoH
he went ont and found ~ neloOking young man jus
bitcbing the horse Have YOU any idea who an san
the Young man the farmer. YES repueu uio ,TS
looking at him intontly, you are MY Otota.tt' ~
young man then told his brother that helr IatheI |
ins died ON Long Island leaving large fortune Ns e.
onlv one that desire 20 inherit money FROM Anu ~
signed away all claim share in the Lon isiahu phi
erty one OF the members or that Long ls.,hu ~,
took large portion OF his 70 M
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